Multicultural Visiting Mentorship Program - Clinical Nurse Specialist
A Brief Overview
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is committed to meeting the needs of the populations we serve throughout the global community. Understanding growing needs and complexities in pediatric healthcare, we strive to expand our reach with our patient populations providing care through our experienced, compassionate providers. We are striving to expand our workforce because we recognize the diversity gaps within the healthcare system and know a diverse workforce will only improve the patient care we provide and are passionate about. Our Advanced Practice Providers work in many areas of our health system, such as Primary Care, Specialty Care, Critical Care, the Emergency Department, Fetal Diagnosis & Treatment, Home Care and the Research Institute.
The Multicultural Visiting Mentorship Program is designed for students to partner with experienced Advanced Practice Providers and leaders throughout the organization to gain insight into life at CHOP as an APP. The Program includes time spent in specialty divisions exploring the dynamic fast-paced environment APPs live while providing the highest level of patient care. During this week-long program, students have the opportunity to participate in educational activities and expand their social network in the field.
What you will do
- Manages the care of complex and/or vulnerable populations through expert direct care, care coordination, and collaboration with patients and families and other members of the health care team. Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by being knowledgeable about evidence and best practices for safety, speaking up about safety issues, and changing practice to enhance safety. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms and communicates these with appropriate leadership. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.
- Supports other members of the health care team, including nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals through collaborative clinical practice, education, research/evidence-based practice, and consultation. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, students and other health care providers.
- Facilitates change and innovation for patients/populations within the department, the health care system, and the community. Analyzes and utilizes data, including patient satisfaction data, QI data, other data relevant to specialty populations, and incident report/safety net data to identify opportunities for improvement and to develop a plan of action to improve outcomes.
- Participates in scholarly activities including research and evidence-based practice. Participates in personal professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs, and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Presents research and evidence-based practice findings to unit staff. Participates in regional/national programs relevant to specialty practice. Develops departmental and hospital policies, procedures, and standards based on the best available evidence.
- Demonstrates health care informatics competencies to manage patient care, outcome data, and current and emerging health care technology, which includes:
- Basic computer competency, including the effective use of patient care devices, computers, and computer software programs such as e-mail, word processing, and shared network file space.
- Information literacy, including the effective use of the Intranet and Internet to find electronic resources for patient care, nursing practice, and evidence-based decision-making;
- Information management skills, including the effective use of the electronic health record and clinical information systems, the ability to collect clinical data using quality tools, and the ability to discuss, evaluate, analyze, and present outcome data depicted in charts and tables.
Education Qualifications
- Master's Degree Nursing Required
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work in a team setting with multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office, including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
Licenses and Certifications
- Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
- Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - upon hire - Required and
- Specialty Certification - as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist or clinical nurse specialist in specialty area of practice. - upon hire - Required
To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, professionals working onsite—at any CHOP location, for any portion of time—must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Learn more.
CHOP also requires employees who work in patient care buildings to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.